ANK2
Ankyrin-2 (ANK-2) (Ankyrin-B) (Brain ankyrin) (Non-erythroid ankyrin) [ANKB]
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Hereditary Parkinson's disease (PD) can be triggered by an autosomal dominant overdose of alpha-Synuclein (SNCA) as stressor or the autosomal recessive deficiency of PINK1 Serine/Threonine-phosphorylation activity as stress-response. We demonstrated the combination of PINK1-knockout with overexpression of SNCA in double mutant (DM) mice to exacerbate locomotor deficits and to reduce lifespan. To survey posttranslational modifications of proteins underlying the pathology, brain hemispheres of old DM mice underwent quantitative label-free global proteomic mass spectrometry, focused on Ser/Thr-phosphorylations. As an exceptionally strong effect, we detected >300-fold reductions of phosphoThr1928 in MAP1B, a microtubule-associated protein, and a similar reduction of phosphoSer3781 in ANK2, an interactor of microtubules. MAP1B depletion is known to trigger perturbations of microtubular mitochondria trafficking, neurite extension, and synaptic function, so it was noteworthy that relevantly decreased phosphorylation was also detected for other microtubule and microfilament factors, namely MAP2 , MARK1 , MAP1A , KIF1A , 4.1N , 4.1G , and ADD2 . While the MAP1B heavy chain supports regeneration and growth cones, its light chain assists DAPK1-mediated autophagy. Interestingly, relevant phosphorylation decreases of DAPK2 , VPS13D , and VPS13C in the DM brain affected regulators of autophagy, which are implicated in PD. Overall, significant downregulations were enriched for PFAM C2 domains, other kinases, and synaptic transmission factors upon automated bioinformatics, while upregulations were not enriched for selective motifs or pathways. Validation experiments confirmed the change of LC3 processing as reflection of excessive autophagy in DM brain, and dependence of ANK2/MAP1B expression on PINK1 levels. Our new data provide independent confirmation in a mouse model with combined PARK1/PARK4/PARK6 pathology that MAP1B/ANK2 phosphorylation events are implicated in Parkinsonian neurodegeneration. These findings expand on previous observations in [i]Drosophila melanogaster[/i] that the MAP1B ortholog futsch in the presynapse is a primary target of the PARK8 protein LRRK2, and on a report that MAP1B is a component of the pathological Lewy body aggregates in PD patient brains. Similarly, [i]ANK2[/i] gene locus variants are associated with the risk of PD, ANK2 interacts with PINK1/Parkin-target proteins such as MIRO1 or ATP1A2, and ANK2-derived peptides are potent inhibitors of autophagy.
MeSH Terms
- Aging
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Ankyrins
- Autophagy
- Brain
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Mutant Strains
- Microtubule-Associated Proteins
- Microtubules
- Phosphoproteins
- Phosphorylation
- Phosphoserine
- Phosphothreonine
- Protein Domains
- Protein Kinases
- Proteome
- Synapses
- alpha-Synuclein
Keywords
- PINK1
- Parkinson’s disease
- alpha-synuclein
- autophagy
- brain phosphorylome
- microtubular cytoskeleton
- synaptic signaling
Here we report the unexpected finding that specific human ANK2 variants represent a new example of balanced human variants. The prevalence of certain ANK2 (encodes ankyrin-B) variants range from 2 percent of European individuals to 8 percent in individuals from West Africa. Ankyrin-B variants associated with severe human arrhythmia phenotypes (eg E1425G, V1516D, R1788W) were rare in the general population. Variants associated with less severe clinical and in vitro phenotypes were unexpectedly common. Studies with the ankyrin-B( /-) mouse reveal both benefits of enhanced cardiac contractility, as well as costs in earlier senescence and reduced lifespan. Together these findings suggest a constellation of traits that we term "ankyrin-B syndrome", which may contribute to both aging-related disorders and enhanced cardiac function.
MeSH Terms
- Aging
- Animals
- Ankyrins
- Cellular Senescence
- Death
- Echocardiography
- Heart Diseases
- Humans
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Myocardial Contraction
- Phenotype
- Risk
- Syndrome